Occupational Therapist - Home Based Primary Care

The Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Occupational Therapist functions with a high degree of autonomy to independently evaluate, plan, integrate, and implement occupational therapy in the HBPC program for Central Arkansas Veteran Healthcare System (CAVHS). Position is physically located in North Little Rock, Arkansas, with travel to Cabot, Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood, and Jacksonville, Arkansas geographic areas for home visits.

The Home Based Primary Care Occupational Therapist independently evaluates and treats Veterans referred to HBPC for Occupational Therapy services. Duties include but are not limited to: Performs comprehensive initial evaluations. Identifies functional and safety problems in the home. Establishes appropriate treatment goals. Develops, implements, and modifies appropriate treatment programs designed to meet established goals. Evaluates patient response to treatment and modify the treatment plan to provide optimum therapeutic effect. Teaches caregivers proper techniques for assisting Veterans with functional mobility in the home (transfers, ambulation, etc.) Conducts follow-up assessments of patients admitted to HBPC as appropriate. Collaborates with the team physician for consultation with other rehabilitation services. Performs home safety assessments for structural modifications needed to make the home environment safe and accessible. Determines the need for home medical equipment, order the equipment, justify special requests, teach the Veteran and caregivers to safely use the equipment in the home, and then monitor for safe use. Reports home medical equipment problems to the Prosthetics Department. Establishes and maintains contact with other key staff involved in patient care via written, telephone, and personal communication on a regular basis at the medical center and at the VISN level. Responsible for data collection and timely reporting for the HBPC program as requested by the HBPC Program Director. Participates in HBPC quality assurance and performance improvement activities. Coordinates the efficient operation and function of the HBPC Occupational Therapy program. Ensures proper supplies are available for patient treatments. Participates in all HBPC service staff meetings and serves in a leadership role when required. Responsible for Occupational Therapy representation in HBPC interdisciplinary team meetings. Ensures that all required documentation is completed in a timely manner, meeting departmental, External Peer Review Process (EPRP) and Joint Commission requirements. Maintains timely data input utilizing care plans, initial assessments and/or specialty protocols as part of an ongoing process in coordination with other key interdisciplinary staff to provide effective patient care. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm, subject to change based on the needs of the facility. Telework: AvailableVirtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 598-01758-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Must be able to independently operate Government Vehicle. Must provide clean driving record report from the DMV during the pre-employment process. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.